Hermann Niehoff

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Hermann Niehoff
Born	(1897-04-03)3 April 1897 Papenburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	5 November 1980(1980-11-05) (aged 83) Riegsee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Siege of Breslau (POW)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Niehoff (3 April 1897 – 5 November 1980) was a German general during World War II. In 1944, he was a liuetenant general and commander of Heersgebeit Sudfrankreich (Army Group Southern France) facing the US/French invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon).^[1] From 2 March 1945, he was the garrison commander of Fortress Breslau (Festung Breslau) during the Battle of Breslau, which he surrendered to the Soviet 6th Army on 6 May 1945.